SummaryServe as Painter Leader, WL-4102 for the Building Maintenance Unit of the Maintenance and Operations section within Facilities Management Service at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa Florida. The James A. Haley VA Medical Center is a tertiary hospital and is one of the busiest and most complex medical centers in the nation with over 5000 paid employees.
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Duties of the position include but, are not limited to:- Directing shop personnel with instructions received from supervisors or maintenance department and assigning the tasks to members of the team.
- Working along with other painters and setting the pace.
- Demonstrating proper work methods.
- Ensuring needed plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are available, and that required stock is obtained from supply locations.
- Obtaining needed information/ decisions from supervisors or Maintenance Department concerning problems that arise.
- Maintaining a current knowledge of products and procedures and answering questions from other painters or personnel concerning procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives (for example, technical orders).
- Inspecting work while in progress and meets acceptable levels of completion.
- Ensuring that supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
- Assuring that safety and housekeeping rules are followed.
- Reporting to supervisors or Maintenance Department on the status and progress of work and causes of work delays.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Painter Leader/PD065030
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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Conditions of employment- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Pre-employment physical required
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/18/2026.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
- Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading)
- Ability to Lead or Supervise
- Ability to Plan and Organize Work
- Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Knowledge of Materials
- Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The work requires the preparation and coating of surfaces from ladders, scaffolds, platforms and/or where the surfaces to be coated are in cramped and hard to reach places. In the performance of assigned tasks, he/she will continually be required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Incumbent will frequently lift, carry and set up materials and equipment
that weigh up to twenty (20) pounds. Occasionally the incumbent may handle materials and equipment that weigh forty (40) pounds and over. Incumbent will move furniture office equipment and other items using proper equipment and techniques in areas to be painted to avoid damaging equipment and/or building components. Incumbent will request assistance when needed to avoid personal injury.
The incumbent will work within the medical facilities operating functions and must use all appropriate tools and clothing etc. to protect self and others. Other assignments can be in remote areas such as subbasements, machinery rooms, roof tops, roads and walkways. Work conditions will require constant contact with paint fumes and will include working with flammable and toxic liquids. Incumbent must always be aware of safety hazards and know what action should be taken to avoid them. He/she must observe all local and National Safety Codes. He/she must know and comply with all
safety factors of the trade to prevent fires and injury to patients and personnel. The incumbent must wear a respirator and disposable clothing including coveralls and cover for head, hands and feet when tasks require doing so and may, with proper training, work in areas of possible asbestos contamination. Work is primarily done indoors where fumes are present which may require the use of a respirator and will include working with flammable and toxic liquids. Some work is done outdoors such as parking areas and roadways, exposing the incumbent to heat, humidity and cold.
Incumbent can be subject to such hazardous conditions as:
- working in damp, high, hot or cold environments
- exposure to harmful fumes and vapors
- injury from moving materials and equipment
- under buildings
- close quarters
- working around neuropsychiatry, TB patients and patients with possible
- communicable diseases.
EducationThis job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional informationReceiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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